St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-28
The Hundreds of Elegant Winter Equip
ages of st. Paul Form Magnif-
cent Picture.
A Moving Mass of Prancing Horses and
Dancing Plumes Witnessed by
Thousands Of People.
Fast Horses of ST. Paul, Minneapoli
and saltwater Meet ON the
River Track.
And Measure Their Speed Over the
Smooth Ice Before Crowds of
People.


week both in the number Of turnouts and
in elaborate decorations. Bet ween and
o'clock the line of driving on Third, Sibley.
Sixth, Robert and Minnesota streets was
one mass of moving sleighs filled by ele-
| gantly-dressed ladies and gentlemen, many
| IN gay carnival uniforms, drawn by pranc-
ing horses beautifully decorated with bright
ribbons and waving plumeS of all colors
and combinations of colors. Particularly
was this the case on Third street, which
I seemed to be favorite part of the route
The number of strangers in the city was
larger than ever before. and it seemed as if
all of them and ali residents besides had
congregated along the sidew alks to witness
! the display. Not only the sidewalks but
windows and all places which afforded an
opportunity to view the equipages were
crowded with people. The most beautiful
sight was obtained bySa view down Third
| street from the brow of the hill, the scene
presenting sea of waving plumes and gay
colOrs. Among the spectators were Gen.
Fitz Hugh Lee and his party. who occupied
good position in the large boat sleigh, the
Nightingale, and were accompanied by
| some OF the officers of the carnival aSSoca-
ton. The committee having charge of the
| display consisted of w. f. Morton, d. H.
Moon and l.. II. MaXfield, who rode from
one end of the line to the other in Mr.
| MortOn's fine turnout. driven by himself
1t was shell sleigh with bear skin robes
drawn by spansof spanking bays, decorated
with green pad plumes and orange bride
| plumeS while those on the dash were old
! gold. Aided by squad of mounted police
i and large number of officers on foot, the
| Iit1n fol
| from interruption by drayage teams. On
account of the enormous crowd inside the
ice palace grounds the eQuipages were not
driven in. The committee on awarding
prizes consisted of E. G. Long, w. G.
| Strickland and F. A. Seymour, and they
occupied a good point of observation in the
window of the Merchants National bank,
corner of Jackson street. The prizes were
awarded as follows:
Best double team turnout pair of
| blankets valued at $50, awarded to G. G. H.
! Smith. The turnout was q double-seated
Russian sleigh with bear skin robes, drawn
! by span of beautiful black horses wearing
| elegant silver mounted harnesses. The
whole was decorated with orange plumes
The sleigh was driven by Mr.. Smith, who was
| accompanied by several ladies'
| For best fancy turnout handsome set of
| plumeS for dash. bridle-pad and tail, valued
at SOS. Awarded to A. NJ. Drake, who drove
| three horses abreast in Russian style on
| double-seated cutter filled with ladies, and
| bear skin robes The middle horse was
white, the others matched bays. Over the
| back of the center animal was high arch
| bearing bells and this, as well as all the
la ness, was beautifully decorated with black
an yellow ribbons,s The horses were also
| adorned with garlaudeot e1SSrgreen, and the
| turnout had black and yellow plumes.
| For best single rig, fine lap robe. Awarded
! to c. d. Andrews for bay horse with name
| braided in ribbon, in q single speeding sleigh,
| blue ornaments. The rig was driven by T. D.
| CogSwell, who was accompanied by Miss Kitty
| Cogswell. The same horse took the premium
| for best gentleman's driver at the state fair
Tandem whip for best tandem turnout,
| awarded to Luther Newport, who drove his
| dapple grays in single cutter. The animals
| wore elegant silver mounted harness, decor
ated with green and white plumes and pom
pons and were controlled by white lines.
THE ELEGANT EoUIPAdEs.
A list of the most attractive turnouts
seen on the street is as follows:
| Mrs. J. j. Hill and family, double carriage
| sleigh with bear skin robes and driver in bear
| skin, span of black horses. elegant silver
mountings blue and white plumes, children
| in uniform.
| H. S. Fairchild and ladies' large swell cut
| ter drawn by pair of black horses, bear skin
| robes, horses and dash decorated with green
| and black plumes.
| T. F. Cakes, single pony rig driven by two
| little girls, bay pony decorated with yellow
| plumes, fine fox robes.
Bruno Beaupre, double team, ladies with
| driver, two-seated sleigh with bear skin robes,
| span of bays, turnout handsomely decorated
| with red and green plumes
| Mrs. Ed Cummings. single rig ornamented
| with yellow plumes.
| Will Rice span of fine bay horses.
John Matheis, fine double rig with black
| horses, maroon and black plumes
E. G. Rogers, ladies in Owl club uniform
| with driver, double rig elegantly decorated
! with old gold pumes.
Whitney Wall, single rig decorated.
James King, handsome double turnout,
decorated with yellow plumes.
Paul Martin and lady. single rig, decorated
| handsomely with red white and blue ribbons;
| tri-colored lines Of the same hues.
S. s. Eaton, Jr., and lady, both in club uni
forms; single rig.
w. j. Cathy, single cutter with span of
black horses, red plumes.
E. B. Northrop, wife and daughter, single
| rig; very large gray-roan horse, with red and
yellow plumeS.
Henry Rothschild, single rig with beautiful
yellow and brown worsted back robe; black
horse with yellow plumes.
Crawford Livingston, double rig. ladies and
| driver; low swell body sleigh, span of bays
with blankets, fine silver mountings and dec
orationS of black and yellow plumeS.
| D. A. Monfort and lady and John Summers
and lady, all in Windsor club uniform, with
| white wolf robes blue trimmed span of bays
! with blue and white plumes; one of the most
| attractive turnouts on the street.
James Middleton, double sleigh, fine span
| of bay horses. red plumes.
A. K. Barnum. double Russian sleigh drawn
| by a pair of bays, with decorations of old
gold and green plumes; ladies in uniform.
Mrs. J. Il. Irwin, coupe drawn by pair of
horses with short blue blankets, yellow
plumes.
| clipped bays, double sleigh, yellow decora-
| lions.
| Polar Toboggan club, tandem, horses wear
ing red blankets, double cutter; occupants in
| uniform.
W. S. pami, single rig with decorations of
| old gold.
Mrs. S. Hewitt, coupe and span of black
/ horses elegantly decorated with yellow plumes
and ribbons of the same color.
George THOMPSON and lazy, single rig, bear
skin robes, red decorations.
| ]. B. Cook, double cutter and span of bays
with old gold plumes.
| A. L. Larpenteur, double sleigh and span
of bays with yellow ornaments.
Mrs. ]. B. Sanborn, two-seated cutter, span
of black horses, bear skin robes, red plume
| decorations.
Bishop Gilbert, single rig, gold trimmings
and maroon plumes.
D. r. Noyes, donble-seated cutter, SD an
of black horses with banged tails, plume
decorations.
Mrs. W. H. Sanborn, coupe with sorrel
| team, decorated.
Adam Fetsch, pair of PAGERS, one white the
| other bay, yellow plumes.
R. B. Langdon, Minneapolis, coupe with
pair of large dapple Srays.
Mrs. ]. Ames. double square sleigh and
span of bays, elegantly decorated with blue
| and white.
E. J. Frost, double rig with driver, yellow
| decorations.
Mrs. George B. Young, large dapple gray
/ horses dQl1lila Slninh ha nd